Uk & International

Landlords in Scotland intend to vote in favour of the UK remaining in the European Union (EU) in the upcoming referendum, according to a recent poll. A survey by the National Landlords Association (NLA) a week before the referendum found that 42 per will vote for the UK to ‘Remain’ with 30 per c

A woman who suffers from psychiatric problems has lost a human rights battle at the Supreme Court to stop her home from being possessed. Five justices at the UK's highest court unanimously dismissed an appeal by 45-year-old Fiona McDonald, whose home in Witney, Oxfordshire, was bought by her parents

North Star Housing Group’s Angela Lockwood remembers a meeting between an MP and supported housing service user that crystallises the importance of these services. I recall one very cold winter’s day some years ago, near to Christmas, when we decided to have an official opening of our new learni

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide support for two major projects that will provide a total of £280 million for social housing in Northern Ireland. The long-term loans mark the Bank’s first direct engagement with social housing providers in the region and will substantially lower th

Housing and care providers Sanctuary Group and Housing & Care 21 have announced their intention to merge. The merger will see the creation of a new operation within Sanctuary Group specialising in the provision of housing for older people to be known as Sanctuary 21.

A local authority in England has been criticised for its policy of buying one-way train tickets for homeless people to move them out the area. Bournemouth Borough Council said it has spent £500 so far on train tickets for nine people to leave as part of a new £200,000 strategy using “assertive t

Stephen Ludlow The number of private sector landlords in the UK rose by 7 per cent in 2013-14 to reach 1.75 million, according to new data.

John Perry The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was right in its criticism of the extended right to buy, says CIH policy adviser John Perry.

Terrie Alafat A report which raises a number of issues relating to plans to extend the Right to Buy to 1.3 million housing association tenants in England has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Meg Hillier The UK government’s plan to extend Right to Buy discounts to 1.3 million housing association tenants in England has been described as “entirely speculative” by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

A groundbreaking study into destitution in the UK has revealed that 1.25 million people, including over 300,000 children, are so poor they cannot afford to eat properly, keep clean or stay warm and dry. Research from the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) estimated that 184,500 households

MPs have approved measures that will give greater protection to responsible landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Right to Rent checks became a legal requirement for landlords throughout England to carry out on tenants from February this year. The requirement has been seen by many landlords

Tom Manion Dr. Tom Manion, chief executive Irwell Valley Housing Association, has died suddenly over the Easter weekend.

Ross Fraser HouseMark chief executive Ross Fraser has announced his plan to step down from his role in January 2017 at the age of 60.

Isle of Anglesey County Council has approved plans to suspend the Right to Buy scheme for five years in order to protect affordable rented housing. The council, one of 11 Welsh authorities that still retain housing stock, has also given the green light to proposals to build at least 500 new homes ov